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Tea storage jar
Tea storage jar

Tea storage jar

Date15th century
Object number75.60
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Luminous: The Art of Asia", October 13, 2011 - January 8, 2012 Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, "Transforming Traditions: Japanese and Korean Art since 1800", May 23, 2009 - February 21, 2010 Kyoto, Japan, Miho Museum, "Koshigaraki: The Shigaraki Jar In the Middle Ages" September 1, 1999 - December 15, 1999 Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "A Thousand Cranes: Treasures of Japanese Art", February 5 - July 12, 1987 (02/05/1987 - 07/12/1987)Published References"Selected Works." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1991, p. 189
Credit LineGift of Dr. R. Joseph Monsen and Dr. Elaine R. Monsen
Dimensions18 7/8 x 15 5/8 in. (47.9 x 39.7 cm)
MediumShigaraki ware; stoneware with ash glaze
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Photo: Scott Leen
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